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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
May 08, 1931
Page
6
Forbes officials plan a relief drive to shelter clothe and feed the unemployed. Committees to organize aid are appointed and will begin immediately. An executive meeting is set for next Monday at Town Hall to finalize plans with local business and farming support pledged.
A large public relief meeting in Forbes appointed two ladies committees to supervise clothing and bedding distribution. A meeting in Council Chambers next Monday at 3:20 p.m. will involve hundreds of volunteers. Contributions ranged from milk to miller support, with donors including Harris & Co and many locals. An appeal raised £11 7s 10d in minutes. A broad civic alliance formed with officers, subcommittees for housing, clothing, bedding, wood, wheat, and school needs. The Mayor presides with key figures including Alderman Gunn and Rev Weston guiding the effort.
A central registration book was agreed to for fair aid distribution. A vendor offered cow feed for distressed families at the Botanical Gardens, with more volunteers pledged. A committee was to arrange extra food for hungry children and expectant mothers lacking funds, with donations solicited in local papers.
An advertisement proclaims internal pile treatment VACULOID cures piles by strengthening lower bowel veins. Dr J B Leonhardt touts a 1000 patients record and offers money back if not effective. Available from Koapion's Pharmacy in Porbea.
The housing committee held the decision on converting showgrown buildings into homes for the homeless. Some members argued the cost of converting the structures to habitable dwellings for families could rival funding for new tents.
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